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    Step by Step | Build Copilot Studio Connected Agents Using Best Practices

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    September 4, 2026

    In Copilot Studio, A subagent, either a child agent or a connected agent, runs on its own orchestration layer inside a parent agent’s plan. The subagent receives a request from the parent and completes the assigned task. A good setup needs clear instructions, focused context, and useful outputs. We will…

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  • Code Apps

    Microsoft Entra Access Package | Automate Power Apps Code App Access

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    September 3, 2026

    Lets say you built a Power Apps Code App and want to share it with a group of users. One of the options is : This process works fine. However administrator still needs to add and remove users manually to the SG. This becomes difficult when requests arrive often or…

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  • Copilot Studio

    Copilot Studio GitHub Copilot Harness | Configure Application Insights

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    September 2, 2026

    If you are building agents with the new Copilot Studio GitHub Copilot harness and wondering how to configure Application Insights, here is the current option. Configure it at environment level. The GitHub Copilot harness does not support agent-level configuration at the time of writing this post. If you are new to Application Insights,…

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  • Canvas Apps, CRM

    Step by Step | Build a Canvas App using AI Tools

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    August 31, 2026

    Did you know that using AI code generation tools, such as GitHub Copilot CLI and Claude Code, we can create and edit canvas apps in Power Apps? I am using GitHub Copilot CLI in this example and building a simple My Task Tracker canvas app. Lets first understand the high level steps.…

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  • Power Platform

    Dataverse API and SDK vs Power Platform API: Which One Should You Use?

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    August 28, 2026

    Dataverse API, Dataverse SDK, and Power Platform API sound like similar names. However, they solve different problems. Lets understand each option using simple scenarios. Lets start with the options available for Microsoft Dataverse. Understand the Dataverse SDK and Web API Dataverse SDK for .NET Note: Dataverse plug-ins use the SDK for…

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  • GitHub Copilot

    GitHub Copilot CLI | Change the Default Model with /config

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    August 28, 2026

    Lets say you started a new GitHub Copilot CLI session and noticed it is not using the model you want. You have two options: Lets look at both options. Change the Model for the Current Session Now lets set a model as the default for all future sessions. Set the…

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  • Canvas Apps

    [Beginner] Canvas App | Build a Canvas App screen by pasting YAML code

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    August 26, 2026

    If you have been building canvas screens by dragging controls, there is a faster option. Power Apps Studio can show you the YAML behind any control, and it accepts YAML back. So you can author a screen in a text editor and paste it into Studio. Lets walk through two…

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    Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit | Build a Declarative Agent with an API Action

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    August 24, 2026

    Agent Builder builds a declarative agent from instructions and knowledge sources such as SharePoint sites, uploaded files, or the web. It works well when the answer already lives in your documents. Agent Builder does not support custom API actions. A question like “What USD to INR rate applies to an invoice dated…

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  • Copilot Studio

    Copilot Studio | Add Co-owners to a Workflow

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    August 24, 2026

    Workflows are the automation experience powered by the GitHub Copilot harness in Copilot Studio. If you are new to this, refer my earlier post Copilot Studio Harnesses – Understanding the GitHub Copilot Harness to understand harnesses and Workflows. A Workflow is a solution aware cloud flow. It shows up under Cloud flows in the…

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  • GitHub Copilot

    GitHub Copilot SDK | Getting started with a C# example

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    August 20, 2026

    The GitHub Copilot SDK is the agent that powers GitHub Copilot CLI, published as a library. Instead of chatting with Copilot, your application calls it from code. In this post, lets use the SDK from a C# console app to repair a project that will not compile. What is the GitHub Copilot…

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